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<title>OR/WA BLM Public Newsroom - Prineville</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:29:44 PST</pubDate>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville</link>
<description>The most recent Prineville news releases.</description>
<managingEditor>OR_Prineville_Mail@blm.gov (Prineville District)</managingEditor>
<webMaster>BLM_OR_SO_Web_Services@blm.gov (Oregon Washington BLM Web Team)</webMaster>
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<title>Comment Period for Greater Sage-Grouse Scoping Extended</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/SG_Comment_Period_Extension.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/SG_Comment_Period_Extension.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are seeking public comment on issues that should be addressed in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS's) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEIS's) that will evaluate and provide greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 Western states. To address requests for additional time to provide comment, the two agencies have extended the public scoping period an additional 45 days and will continue to accept scoping comments through March 23, 2012.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Seasonal Wildlife Closures in Place on Prineville District BLM</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Seasonal_Wildlife_Closures_in_Place_on_Prineville_District_BLM.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Seasonal_Wildlife_Closures_in_Place_on_Prineville_District_BLM.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[PRINEVILLE, Ore.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office is implementing a series of wildlife closures to protect several species of birds of prey during sensitive nesting periods. Harassment by humans - unintentional or deliberate - is a leading cause of nest failure or abandonment. All public uses will be prohibited in the closure areas including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and OHV riding/driving.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM and Forest Service Announce 2012 Grazing Fee</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/GrazingFee2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Federal grazing fee for 2012 will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The 2012 fee is the same as last year's.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Resource Advisors Needed</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-08_RAC_Call2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-08_RAC_Call2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM in Oregon/Washington announced that it is seeking public nominations for 15 open positions on its three Resource Advisory Councils (RACs).  The Eastern Washington, John Day-Snake and Southeast Oregon RACs advise the BLM and the US Forest Service on public land issues.  Nominations must be submitted by March 12, 2012. There are vacancies in Commodity, Conservation and Community categories.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Distributes Final Payments to Counties</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-04_Secure_Rural_Schools_Payments_1-12.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-04_Secure_Rural_Schools_Payments_1-12.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM announced today that it has issued payment to 18 counties in western Oregon eligible under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act extension (Public Law 110-343). The amount paid to the Oregon &amp; California (O&amp;C) counties was $40,037,160.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Roseburg Manager Named</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-06_RoseburgDM_Jan2012.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-06_RoseburgDM_Jan2012.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Oregon/Washington State Director Ed Shepard announced the selection of Katrina Symons as the new the BLM Roseburg District Manager. Symons has been the Field Manager of the Grants Pass Field Office since September 2004. Symons will report to the Roseburg District on March 11, 2012, replacing Jay Carlson who retired at the end of 2011.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Prineville Manager Named</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-4_PrinevilleDM.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-4_PrinevilleDM.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Today Ed Shepard, the Oregon/Washington BLM State Director, announced the selection of Ms. Carol Benkosky for the position of Prineville District Manager in Prineville, Oregon.  Benkosky is currently the District Manager for the Lakeview District.  She will report to Prineville in March, replacing Deborah Henderson-Norton who retired at the end of 2011.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Meetings Engage Public in Planning Process for Sage-Grouse</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-03_SGmeeting.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-12-03_SGmeeting.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[On Dec. 9, 2011, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) initiated a planning process to address sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in ten western states.  Seeking public input, the BLM is now holding meetings to provide an opportunity for interested parties to discuss sage-grouse conservation with agency specialists and to identify issues related to greater sage-grouse conservation.  Five meetings will be held in Oregon.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Office of Surface Mining, Bureau of Land Management Schedule Meetings with Stakeholders on Proposed Consolidation</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/01-06-12_OSM-BLM_Consolidation_Release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/01-06-12_OSM-BLM_Consolidation_Release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a series of meetings around the country soliciting input on the proposed consolidation of OSM within BLM.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Issues Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Guidance</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/SageIMPR_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/SageIMPR_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management today issued two Instructional Memorandums (IMs) that will help guide both immediate and longer-term conservation actions aimed at conserving the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush habitat in 10 western states - aimed at benefitting the species while maintaining a robust economy in the West.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Burns District Manager Named</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-23_BurnsDM_Annct.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-23_BurnsDM_Annct.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Today, Ed Shepard, the Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land Management (BLM) State Director, announced the selection of Brendan Cain as the District Manager for BLM's office in Burns, Oregon.  Cain currently works at the Oregon State Office in Portland, as the Branch Chief for Rangeland Resources, Recreation, and Wilderness.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Key Appointments in Arizona, New Mexico</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/AZNM_Press_releaseFINAL.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/AZNM_Press_releaseFINAL.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management today announced the appointment of two long-term career professionals to key leadership positions in the agency's Arizona and New Mexico State Offices.  
 
Raymond Suazo has been selected as the State Director in Arizona, where he will oversee nearly 500 employees and the management of more than 12 million surface and 17 million subsurface acres of BLM public lands in Arizona.  He is currently serving as Arizona's acting State Director and has held the Associate State Director position since January 2010.  He replaces Jim Kenna, who was appointed BLM California State Director earlier this year.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Sage-Grouse Conservation to be Incorporated into Plans</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-8-11sage_grouse_national.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/12-8-11sage_grouse_national.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) today announced the initial steps in a formal planning process to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 western states. The two public land management agencies are opening a 60-day public comment period on issues that should be addressed in Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEISs) that will be published in the Federal Register on Dec. 9.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Releases Triple B Report</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/TripleBReportNewsRelease.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/TripleBReportNewsRelease.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[After reviewing instances of alleged animal abuse during the recently completed Triple B wild horse gather in Nevada, a Bureau of Land Management team has found that helicopter contractor Sun J Livestock generally demonstrated appropriate, humane handling of wild horses over the course of the six-week gather that ended August 31.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate> PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar Highlights Areas Deserving Congressional Protection</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOIPressRelease_111011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/DOIPressRelease_111011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Devil's Staircase in Oregon, the San Juan Islands of Washington, and Castle Peak in Colorado are among 18 backcountry areas in nine states that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar highlighted today as deserving protection by Congress as national conservation areas or wilderness areas.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Guidance on Railroad's Rights-of-Way</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RR1875NewsRelease_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RR1875NewsRelease_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today announced that he will issue guidance shortly in light of  the Interior Department Solicitor's issuance of Opinion M-37025, a legal opinion regarding a railroad's authority to authorize activities within a right-of-way authorized under the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 (1875 Act).]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Fees Free During Veterans Day Weekend!</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-20_VeteransDayJointRelease.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-20_VeteransDayJointRelease.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are waiving fees at most day-use recreation sites over Veterans Day weekend in honor of U.S. veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Representatives Needed for Steens Council</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/SMACVacancies_10-26-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/SMACVacancies_10-26-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting public nominations to fill five positions on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC).  Nominations are being accepted for:
1) a person who represents and participates in what is commonly called dispersed recreation; 
2) a person who represents grazing permittees and holds grazing permits on Federal lands in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area; 
3) a representative of a local environmental organization; 
4) a person who represents and demonstrates an expertise and interest in wild horse management on Steens Mountain; and
5) a member and representative of the Burns Paiute Tribe.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Seeks Public Comments on Rudio Highlands Fuels Treatment Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/RudioHighlandsEA_10212001FINAL.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/RudioHighlandsEA_10212001FINAL.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM Prineville District Office is currently seeking public comments on the Rudio Highlands Forest Management Project Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA analyzes a potential vegetative and hazardous fuels treatment project on isolated BLM-administered parcels of land 11.5-miles
northeast of Dayville, Ore. The goal of the project is to improve the health of the forest and reduce the risk of wildfire.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:21:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Final EIS Released for North Steens Power Line</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/NOA_prsteens_trans_10-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/NOA_prsteens_trans_10-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed North Steens Transmission Line Project (Project).
  
The Project is a 29-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that would convey power generated from wind energy projects proposed for development on private land on the north side of Steens Mountain.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>New Initiative To Enhance Volunteer Opportunities on Western Rangelands</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Directors_Challenge_NR_Final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Directors_Challenge_NR_Final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of its ongoing effort to ensure the health of Western public rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management is announcing its &quot;Director's Challenge&quot; initiative to expand volunteer participation in monitoring and sustaining the health of wild horse and burro Herd Management Areas (HMAs).  More specifically, this volunteer program is aimed at engaging members of the public in monitoring, conducting inventories, and restoring natural resources on BLM-managed HMAs throughout the West.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Kiger Wild Horse Adoption Set for October 6-8</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildHorseAdoption_Kiger_Oct2011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildHorseAdoption_Kiger_Oct2011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 100 mustangs from the Kiger and Riddle Mountain wild horse Herd Management Areas in southeastern Oregon will be available for public adoption Oct. 6-8, 2011. This is the first offering of the Kiger horses since they were last gathered from the range in 2007.  The adoption and event activities will be at Oregon's Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Interior Conservation Awards to BLM-Led Partnerships</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Press_Release_PIC_2011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLM_Press_Release_PIC_2011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presented his &quot;Partners in Conservation&quot; Awards to a number of outstanding conservation partnerships at a ceremony today.  The awardees included four BLM-coordinated partnerships:  the Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona; New Mexico's Permian Basin Memorandum of Agreement Program; Oregon's Jefferson Conservation Corps; and the nationwide Project Archaeology program.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>North America's Earliest Beaver Discovered in Oregon</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-18_Earliest_Beaver_9-7-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-18_Earliest_Beaver_9-7-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[A new fossil find represents the earliest record of living beavers (Castor) in North America.  A pair of teeth was found on BLM land near Dayville, Oregon by BLM staff during the course of their normal duties.  These teeth come from the Rattlesnake Formation and are between 7 and 7.3 million years old.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Let's Move Outside! On National Public Lands Day</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-19_NPLD_9-16-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-19_NPLD_9-16-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of the Let's Move! campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama has launched the Let's Move Outside! initiative to encourage youth and their families to participate in outdoor physical activities both on public lands and close to home. The 18th annual National Public Lands Day is a perfect opportunity to come out and experience what our nation's public lands have to offer!]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>It's All About the Numbers: BLM Releases Annual Almanac</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-17_BLM_Facts_8-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-17_BLM_Facts_8-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington is proud to announce the latest BLM Facts, our annual illustrated almanac answering the diverse and detailed questions one may have about public lands in the Pacific Northwest.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Contributing to the Oregon and Washington Economies</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/socioeconomic/index.php</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/socioeconomic/index.php</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM lands provide for a variety of multiple uses throughout the Northwest all of which contribute to the well-being of local communities through economic activities, social contributions, and land stewardship programs. Take a look around at these socio-economic contributions we think you'll pleasantly surprised.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Final_Advisory_Board_PR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Final_Advisory_Board_PR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public nominations to fill three positions - which are set to expire on January 8, 2012 - on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.  Nominations are for a term of three years and are needed to represent the following categories of interest: wild horse and burro advocacy; veterinary medicine (equine science); and general public interest (with special knowledge of wild horses and burros, wildlife, animal husbandry, or natural resource management).]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Temporary road closure on South Fork John Day Road</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/files/pdo_RoadClosure_080111.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/files/pdo_RoadClosure_080111.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Prineville, Ore. - Due to construction of a roadside retaining wall, a temporary road closure will be in effect from August 1, 2011 to August 26, 2011 from Deer Creek to Sunflower Creek on the South Fork John Day Road in Grant County.  The legal description of the affected public lands is:  Township 16 South, Range 27 East, and Section 18.  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will post closure signs at main entry points to this area.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Selection of Jim Kenna as New California State Director</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Kenna_PR_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Kenna_PR_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey announced today that James G. Kenna has been selected as the BLM's new California State Director.  Kenna, who is currently the State Director for BLM in Arizona, will report to his new position in September.  Kenna succeeds acting California State Director Jim Abbott.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Selection to Lead Wild Horse and Burro Program</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/JoanGuilfoyle_PressRelease_v4.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/JoanGuilfoyle_PressRelease_v4.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey announced today the selection of Joan Guilfoyle to be the new chief of the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Division.  Guilfoyle, who is currently Service First National Coordinator for the BLM and three other Federal agencies, succeeds Don Glenn, who retired in December 2010.  Guilfoyle will report to her new position on August 15.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:49:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Strategy to Conserve Sage-Grouse and Protect Habitat</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Sage-Grouse_News_Release_7-20-11_FINAL.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/Sage-Grouse_News_Release_7-20-11_FINAL.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In response to requests from state and local governments to facilitate ways to conserve greater sage-grouse and protect its habitat, Bureau of Land Management scientists and managers met with state wildlife management officials July 16 to brief them on the agency?s National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy. The meeting took place at the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies summer conference in Big Sky, Mont.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM to Engage Governments in Bipartisan Wilderness Agenda</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildernessRELEASE_7-19-11.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WildernessRELEASE_7-19-11.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar's push to build a bipartisan wilderness agenda that can be enacted in the 112th Congress, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) state offices will solicit suggestions and recommendations from state and local elected officials, Tribes, and other federal land managers on areas that deserve wilderness protection and that have broad support for congressional designation.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar Approves Major Renewable Energy Projects</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/SolarPEIS.PR_.7_.14_.2011_.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/SolarPEIS.PR_.7_.14_.2011_.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Advancing the Obama Administration's commitment to rapid and responsible development of large-scale renewable energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the approval of four new projects on public lands, the launch of environmental reviews on three others, and the next steps in a comprehensive environmental analysis to identify &quot;solar energy zones&quot; on public lands in six western states.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM to Analyze Effects of Herbicide Use on Public Lands in the Prineville District</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Herbicide_EA_PRI_PressRelease1.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Herbicide_EA_PRI_PressRelease1.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Prineville, Oregon - Noxious and other weeds and invasive plants infest millions of acres in Oregon and are spreading at a rate of 10 to 15 percent per year. To address this issue, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently completed a Vegetation Treatment Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in Oregon Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) that addressed the use of up to17 herbicides in Oregon. These herbicides can be applied aerially in eastern Oregon, but may not be used for commercial timber enhancement or livestock forage production. Because the ROD is a programmatic decision, specific projects are required to undergo site-specific analysis and decision-making at the field level.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Seeks Bids for Wild Horse Pasture Facilities</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/LTHSolicitation_5July2011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/LTHSolicitation_5July2011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[As part of its responsibility to manage and protect wild horses and burros, the Bureau of Land Management is soliciting bids for new long-term pasture facilities located in the continental United States that provide a free-roaming environment.  The solicitation is for one or more pasture facilities accommodating 800 to 5,000 wild horses.  Each pasture facility must be able to provide humane care for a one-year period, with a renewal option under BLM contract for four one-year extensions.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Announces Horse Gather Schedule</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/2011WHABGatherSchedule.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/2011WHABGatherSchedule.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management announced today its tentative summer schedule for gathering wild horses and burros from overpopulated herds on Western public rangelands.  The gathers are needed to bring herd sizes into balance with other rangeland resources and uses, as required by Federal law and approved land-use plans.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Prineville Worker is National River Manager of the Year</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/River_Manager.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/River_Manager.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Prineville, Ore. --Heidi Mottl, outdoor recreation planner for the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and Crook County resident, was presented today with a &quot;National River Manager of the Year&quot; award. Bestowed by the River Management Society (RMS), a national non-profit professional organization headquartered in Maryland. Mottl was nominated for this prestigious award by commercial river outfitters, agency partners, her past and current supervisors, and BLM employees.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Cline Buttes Project Aims to Reduce Wildfire Risk</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Cline_Buttes_Fuels_061011.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/Cline_Buttes_Fuels_061011.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Prineville, Ore. - The Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), will soon begin work 6.5 miles west of Redmond, Oregon, on a vegetation management project aimed at reducing wildfire risk in the area.  The BLM project is guided by direction in the Cline Buttes Recreation Area Plan and Environmental Assessment and consistent with the Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan (2005).]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Oregon Councils Still Have Openings</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-11_OR-Recruit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-11_OR-Recruit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The BLM in Oregon has extended its call for nominations for its Resource Advisory Councils (RACs).  The John Day-Snake and Southeast Oregon RACs advise and recommend management strategies for Federal lands east of the Cascade Range administered by the BLM and the US Forest Service.  Applications will be accepted through July 8, 2011.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Updates Challenges and Opportunities Map</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-12_Updated_Wind_Opportunity_Map.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-11-12_Updated_Wind_Opportunity_Map.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land management (BLM) has updated their &quot;Challenges &amp; Opportunities&quot; map and website to include even more information than before. The most significant map changes include a new category &quot;BLM Priority Wind Projects&quot; and a new Geographic Information Systems data layer for &quot;Historic Golden Eagle Nesting Locations&quot; that was developed in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oregon Eagle Foundation. ]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Recreation Fee Advisors Needed</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RecRAC_recruit.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/RecRAC_recruit.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[PORTLAND - The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are seeking nominations to fill three positions on a regional Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (Recreation RAC). The positions represent summer motorized users, summer motorized outfitters and guides, and a Native American representative. The Committee will provide the agencies with recommendations on recreation fees for federal lands in Oregon and Washington.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Virus Prompts Feds to Discourage Domestic Horse Use in Wild Horse Areas</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_WHB_EHV.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/burns/files/BU_WHB_EHV.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Due to the recent outbreak of a neurologic disease caused by the equine herpes virus (EHV-1) in the Western United States, the Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service are encouraging the public to avoid taking domestic equine to or through wild horse herd management areas and territories in eastern Oregon.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Annual Campfire Restrictions on BLM Rivers Begin June 1</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/pdo_NR_AnnualCampfireClosures_060311.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/files/pdo_NR_AnnualCampfireClosures_060311.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Central Oregon -- In spite of recent cooler weather, the annual public use restrictions and campfire closures will go into effect June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked Rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook. The number one goal of the BLM is promoting safety, and the river canyons present a combination of limited access, grassy fuels that dry out quickly, and steep slopes that allow wildfires to spread rapidly. ]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 09:28:38 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Three Selections for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHABAdvBoard.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHABAdvBoard.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has made selections for three positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.  The BLM has selected Robert Bray, Ph.D., as a new appointee for the category of Wild Horse and Burro Research, James Stephenson as a new appointee for the category of Natural Resource Management, and Julie Gleason as a new appointee for the category of Public Interest (with knowledge of equine behavior).]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Due Date for Ecosanctuary Proposals Extended</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHBSolicitationExtension_Final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/WHBSolicitationExtension_Final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it is extending from May 14 to June 7 the deadline for submitting proposals for public-private partnerships to establish wild horse &quot;ecosanctuaries&quot; on private or other non-BLM managed land.  The deadline for a second set of proposals - relating to ecosanctuaries that would be on a mix of private and BLM-managed land - has been extended from May 24 to June 21.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM Invites the Public to Tour Wild Horse Long-Term Holding Pastures</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLMInvitesPublictoTourHoldingPasturesinOK_tg.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/BLMInvitesPublictoTourHoldingPasturesinOK_tg.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management is hosting an all-day public tour of two wild horse long-term holding pastures in Hominy, Oklahoma, about an hour from Tulsa.  The tour, which will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2011, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., will give the public an opportunity to observe wild horses roaming in a natural setting across thousands of acres.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Salazar, Abbey Emphasize Safety, Preparedness for 2011 Fire Season</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/4-28-2011_Salazar_NIFC_Release.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/4-28-2011_Salazar_NIFC_Release.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today joined Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) to discuss federal firefighting assistance to Texas, where several large wildfires are burning; safety and preparedness for the current fire season; and a national strategy to address the mounting risks of wildfire around the nation.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2011 Fee Free Days at BLM Sites</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/feefreedays2011_pr_final.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/feefreedays2011_pr_final.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with other agencies within the Department of the Interior, will waive recreation-related fees for visitors to the National System of Public Lands on the first day of summer, June 21; National Public Lands Day, which is scheduled for September 24; and the Veterans Day holiday weekend, November 11-13.  These fee-free days also apply to areas managed within the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>BLM, USGS Begin New Wild Horse Fertility Control Study</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/fertilitycontrol.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/fertilitycontrol.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have begun a five-year wild horse contraceptive study at the BLM's short-term holding facility in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.  The pasture breeding study will test the effectiveness of two formulations of the investigational contraceptive vaccine SpayVac to determine if the treatment can reduce foaling rates in wild horse mares.]]></description><category>Prineville</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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